Karlik or Karlík is a
given name
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and
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. It is a
Czech masculine given name that is a diminutive form of
Karel
Karel may refer to:
People
* Karel (given name)
* Karel (surname)
* Charles Karel Bouley, talk radio personality known on air as Karel
* Christiaan Karel Appel, Dutch painter
Business
* Karel Electronics, a Turkish electronics manufacturer
* Gr ...
, which derives from
Ceorl. The surname has a similar derivation.
Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Surname
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Berta Karlik
Berta Karlik (24 January 1904 – 4 February 1990) was an Austrian physicist. She worked for the University of Vienna, eventually becoming the first female professor at the institution. While working with Ernst Foyn she published a paper on the ra ...
(1908 – 1996), Austrian physicist.
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Bohuslav Karlík
Bohuslav Karlík (November 25, 1908 – September 29, 1996) was a Czechoslovak flatwater and slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the silver in the C-1 1000 m event at Berl ...
(1908 – 1996), Czechoslovak canoeist
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Josef Karlík
Josef Karlík (19 March 1928, in Kroměříž – 30 October 2009, in Brno) was a Czech actor. He starred in the film ''Poslední propadne peklu'' under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982.
Selected filmography
* ''Jak dostat tatínka do polepšovny' ...
(1928 – 2009), Czech actor
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Karol Karlík
Karol Karlík (born 29 June 1986) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, most recently for MFK Skalica
MFK Skalica is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Skalica. The club was founded in 1920. The club plays in ...
(born 1986), Slovak footballer
See also
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Karli (name)
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Karlin (surname) Karlin is a surname tracing back to the Hasidic dynasty originating with Rebbe Aaron the Great of Karlin in present-day Belarus. Alternate derivations have the name with origins from the Carolus, a Latin name that means Charles. Notable people w ...
References
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Czech masculine given names